Fentanyl drives deadly teen overdoses, even as drug usage drops - KCRW


4/14/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by https://www.facebook.com/kcrw

Overdose deaths among teens are rising because the drugs available today can be more dangerous.

Teen deaths caused by drug overdoses nearly doubled between 2019 and 2020, according to a UCLA study released this week. Last year, more than 1100 American teens died from an overdose. But as it turn… [+1289 chars]

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